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Missouri Senate Says Gov. Can't Extend Bonds For St. Louis NFL Stadium Without Vote

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon "could not extend bonds for a new NFL stadium in St. Louis without a vote under a measure passed Thursday by the Missouri Senate," according to Alex Stuckey of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. The measure would "allow the state to use" $200M worth of bonds for "repair and maintenance projects, as well as some new construction." The bill does "not specify which projects would benefit from this money." The measure "also bars the executive branch from extending bonds without a vote of the Legislature or the people -- a provision added after Nixon’s administration said it didn’t need one to act on bonds for the proposed new riverfront stadium." Earlier this year, Missouri Office of Administration Commissioner Doug Nelson said that a law passed "more than 20 years ago allowed the administration to issue such bonds" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 3/20).

STAN'S PLAN: ESPN THE MAGAZINE's David Fleming writes how Rams Owner Stan Kroenke "pursues his L.A. dream" will not only "shape his legacy but the entire landscape of the NFL." The league had "seemed intent on carefully orchestrating its eventual grand return to L.A. while continuing to use the city as leverage in a handful of other stadium negotiations." But that was until Kroenke "cranked up the heat with his extraordinary Hollywood-style power play -- one as intriguing and audacious as the enigmatic" as Kroenke himself. He "hasn't spoken a word since the story of his relocation plans broke," but most NFL insiders "consider Kroenke the clear front-runner" in the race for a team in the L.A. market. Chargers Special Counsel Mark Fabiani said, "The only thing that's moved the ball in L.A. has been Stan. He changed the world." Fleming notes Kroenke has "had his eye" on the Hollywood Park site in L.A. "since as early as 2012, when potential Rams employees were asked about a franchise move during interviews." Kroenke's plan for the site "perfectly aligns with his well-honed business model: For his anchor tenant, he has simply replaced the Wal-Mart with an NFL stadium." It also is "precisely the kind of splashy statement the NFL has always had in mind" for its return to the market. The "biggest obstacle" to Kroenke's L.A. stadium "isn't Oakland or San Diego but, of all places, St. Louis" (ESPN THE MAGAZINE, 3/16 issue).

FARMERS FIELD STILL IN PLAY? In L.A., Logan & Fenno note while AEG has "shelved its plans" for a downtown stadium, Mayor Eric Garcetti "sounds as if he’s still willing to dust them off." In an “Ask the Mayor” segment Thursday on KNX-AM, Garcetti said news of the Farmers Field project's demise was "overreported." Garcetti suggested that city officials "would be open to the idea of someone else picking up the project." Garcetti: "We have a good stadium deal downtown if anybody wants to take us up on it. The environmental work is already done. There’s political consensus around it. We’re ready to go" (L.A. TIMES, 3/20).

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